Machine for shaping lipped soles



March 2 1926.

' 1,574,794 J. W. COSGROVE MACHINE FOR SHAPING LIPPED SOLES Filed June28, 1920 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 2 i926, 1,574,794

J. w. COSGROVE MACHINE FOR SHAPING LIPPED SOLES Filed June 28, 1920 4Sheets-Sheet 2 llfifiles.

- March 2 1926.

- J. W. COSGROVE MACHINE FOR SHAPING LIPPED SOLES 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 FiledJune 28, 1920 Izz 5 weea's March 2 1926. 1,574,794-

J. W. COSGROVE MACHINE FOR SHAPING LIPPED SOLES Filed June 28, 1920 4Sheets-Sheet 4 110 124 122 82 58 11456 84 \71/412 14 I. n I M so 1 3 146ff 1 o 142 Patented Mar. 2, 192

NilT E STA s e TENT" earl JOHN COSGRO.V'E,. 01 MEDEUL'Et'Dg.MASSAGHJUSETTS, ASSIGFKOR. T0. UNITED: SHOE;

JERSEY.

MACHINE E01? SHAEIN IZZE'PPED* SGLES;

Application filed- .Tune 28, 1920.. Serial No. 392,389.

To all whom it may concern/.1"

Be it known that I, J W. Cosenovn, a citizen of the United- States,residing at Mediord, in the county of Middlesex and. State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ma;-chines for Shaping Lipped Soles;- and Ido hereby declare the followingto. be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such. aswill enable others skilled in. the art to which it appertains to makeand, use the same- The present invention relates to machines foroperating upon'lipped soles during their process of manufacture and morepartic ularly to machines for shaping and setting. the lips of insoles-The object of the invention is to reorganize machines of the above namedgeneral character and to provide certain improvements in theirconstruction and mode of operation for the purpose of increasing theireliiciency,v rendering unneceseertain. adjustments of the operatingparts, and. enabling the sole tov be properly located for the operationto. be performed: thereon without the employment of. special.positioning devices- To the accomplishment of this object and suchothers as-niay hereinafter appear, the invention resides in the featuresof construc'- tion. and combinations of parts hereina'tter described andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims, the advantages of whichwill. be apparent to those skilled in the art.

The invention will be best understood. by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which the invention is illiistrated in its preferred formas embodied in a machine for shapii'ig'and" setting the-lip at the toeof an insole.

In. the drawings, Figure 1 is a view, in frontelevation, oi the machine;Fig. 2 is a view, in side elevation thereof, looking. from the left in:Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the machine; Figs. i and 5 are detailviews in. plan andtront" elevation, respectively, Oii' the work table; 6is a section. on the line 6 6ot Fig. 3; Fig. 7 is a detail plan view,on. an enlarged scale,.ol the inner form or mold; Fig. 8 is a view, inside elevation, of the form or mold shown in Fig. 7, Fig,

9 is a section. on the line 9-9 of Fig; 10 is a. detail. plan view, onan. enlarged scale, of the outer torm or mold and Fig- 11 is a view,inside elevation, of the form shown in Fig..10.

As shown in:- Figs- 1-, 2 and 6, the working parts o t the machine aremounted on: a hollow head 12: and are supported at. a convenient heightfor the operator by apedestal 14, to which the head is. secured...Thehead 12. is of irregular shape, having two o prpositely disposedupright sides 16. and a projecting. front portion 18. The. sides 16 oilthe head are provided with bearings. 20 for a. horizontal main shaftQZ,and are extended upwardly above the bearings- 20 to support a fixed rod24,. upon which certain. actuating lovers. are pivoted, as will behereinafter. described. Secured tothe upper time of the portion. 18. ofthe head is. a. work. table. 256,. by means of which the-insolesaresupported while they are being operated upon...

The lip shaping: and? setting operation is. performed by two cooperating'inol ds orv forms 30 and 32 (Fig. 2 and G) which are shaped to. engagethe outer and inner sides, respectively, or the lipat the toe of theinsole. For convenience, the form. 30 will hereinafter be referredto asthe outer form or mold, and the form. 32v as the inner form or mold. Toenable the forms to perform their shaping, and setting functions, theouter form. 30 is constructed with a V shaped notch Set, as illustrated.in Fig. 10,. and the inner form 32 is provided with a correspondinglyshaped. projection 36, as shown in Fig 7, which is adapted to cooperatewith the walls of the notch 34 to mold' or shape the lip. Molds or formsofdi'fferent shapes will. be used r01- insoles having differentlyshaped: toes, the forms illustrated in. Figs. 7 and 10 bein adapted foruse" upon insoles having comparatively narrow or peaked toes. Normallythe outer form 30 is. posi tioned, as shown in Figs. 2' and 6, at asnilicient elevation above the work table 26 to permit the insertion,between the form and the work table,.of thefeather atthe toe of theinsole, while at the same time the form is near enough. to the worlitable to enable the opposite side walls of the notch 3 1 to be engagedby the lip of the insole as the latter is pushed rearwardly across thework table by the operator. The outer form thus serves as a gage toposition the insole longitudinally upon the work table for theperformance of the lip shaping operation, making it unnecessary toprovide sol'e gages or other positioning devices. The inner form 32 isnormally positioned somewhat higher above the work table than the outerform to facilitate the presentation of the insole to the latter. Afterthe insole has been positioned on the work table by the engagement ofthe lip with the outer form, both the inner and outer forms aredepressed until they are brought into pressing engagement with theinsole, the inner form engaging the face of the insole between theconverging toe portions of the lip and the outer form engaging thefeather of the insole, adjacent the point of the toe, so that the toeportion of the insole is flattened against the work table.

The mechanism for imparting to the inner form its insole pressingmovements comprises a vertically movable slide 40 (Figs 2 and 6) to thelower end of which the inner form is secured, and cam actuated devicesconnected with the upper end of the slide. In order that the inner formmay be readily removed from the slide 40, so that it may be replaced byanother form having a different contour, the form is convenientlyprovided with a transverse dove-tailed tongue 42 which is received in acorrespondingly shaped groove 44 in the slide, and is secured therein bymeans of a clamping screw 46, the lower end of the slide being slottedlongitudinally, as shown at 48, to provide sutficient yielding movementof the walls of the groove. The slide 40 is freely movable vertically ina guideway 50, centrally formed in a slide-carrier 52, and is provided,on each side of its upper end, with pivoted blocks 54 (see Figs. 1 and2) that are mounted in the slotted bifurcated end 56 of a lever 58 whichis pivoted on the fixed rod 24. The lever 58 is, in turn, actuated by abellcrank lever 60 which is pivoted on the rod 24 alongside of the lever58. One end of the bell-crank lever 60 carries a cam roll 62 which isreceived in a suitable cam groove in a cam disk 64 that is secured tothe main shaft 22. The other end of the bellcrank lever 60 is yieldinglyconnected with the lever 58 by mean comprising a rod 66 (Figs. 1, 2 and3) which extends through an car 68, projecting laterally from the lever58, and is pivotally connected, by means of a stud 70, with thebifurcated end of the bellcrank lever 60, ashoulder 72 being formedadjacent the pivoted end of the rod 66 to bear against the under face ofthe ear 68. A spring 74 surrounding the rod 66, engages at one end theear 68 and at the opposite end an adjusting nut 76, normally holding theear 68 in engagement with the shoulder 72.

insoles of different thicknesses, provision is made for adjusting theslide 40, and the form carried thereby, toward and from the work table.This is accomplished by an cecentric mounting of the pivotal supportsfor the blocks 54 carried on the upper end of the slide 40. As shown inFigs. 1 and 6, a cireular aperture is formed in the upper end of theslide 40, in which is mounted a cylindrical stud 80, the upper end ofthe slide being split as indicated at 82 and provided with a clampingscrew 84 so that the stud may be clamped in any desired radial position.Projecting from the ends of the stud 80 are pins 85, the axes of whichare coincident, but eccentric relatively to the axis of'the stud. Theseeccentric pins 85 extend through and constitute the pivotal supports forthe blocks 54. The pins 85 are severally provided with screw-threadedaxial holes, and in each of these holes is secured a screw 86, the headof each screw overlapping the outer face of a block 54 and serving tohold it within the slotted bifurcated end of the lever 58. By looseningthe clamping screw 84 and turning the stud 80, the slide 40 and the formcarried thereby may be brought in to the proper vertical adjustment forthe thickness of the insoles which are to be operated upon.

The mechanism for depressing the outer form against the feather at thetoe of the insole comprises a vertically movable cylindrical slide uponwhich the form is mounted and which is operatively connected with thelever 58 by means of which the inner form is depressed. As shown, theouter form is removably secured to the slide 90 by means of a headedbolt 92, which extends through a horizontal slot 94 (Fig. 11) in a lug96 rising from the form, and is threaded into the slide, the boltbinding the rear of the form against a flat face 98 formed on the frontof the slide. The slot 94 is open at one end so that the form may beremoved from the slide by merely loosening the bolt 92. To maintain theform with its under face parallel to the supporting table 26, atransverse rib 100, which extends across the front of the face 98 on theslide 90, is received in a groove 102 (Fig. 11) that is formed in therear side of the lug 96. The slide 90 is freely movable vertically in aguideway 104 (see also Figs. 4 and which is formed integral with thework table 26 and is slotted, as shown at 106, to permit lUU theguideway 104 by the lug 96 on the outer form which projects beyond thesides of the slide and engages bearing faces 108 on the guideway atopposite sides of' the slot 106..

The engagement of the lug'96 with the bearing faces 108 thus determinesthe horizontal angular position of the outer form. "he slide 90 isyieldingly actuated so thatthe outer form will properly engage feathersof varying thicknesses without the necessity of adjustment. To this endthe upper portion of the slide 90 is reduced in diameter to form a post110 which extends loosely through an opening 112 in an ear 114,, thelatter proj ecting, laterally from the lever 58 on. the opposite sidefrom the ear 68. A spring 116 surrounding the post 110 engages at oneend a washer seated against a shoulder 118 formed at thejunction of thepost 110 with the main portion of the slide 90. At its opposite end thespring 116 engages a collar 120 having a convex bearing surface toengage against a concaved wall on the under side of the ear 114. Theupper end of the post 110 is screw threaded to receive a nut 122 whichis also provided with a convex bearing surface for engaging a concavedwall on the upper side of the ear 11 i and is held in place on the postby a lock nut 12d. By means of this construction of the slide 90, theform carried thereby is yieldingly depressed by the lever 58 as thelatter is actuated to depress the inner form. As soon as the outer formhas been brought into pressing engagement with the feather, which occursbefore the inner form has been moved into contact with the insole, thespring 116 yields while the lever 58 continues to move the inner formdownwardly.

After the outer and inner forms have been depressed into engagement withthe insole, the inner form is moved horizontally toward the outer formto mold the lip into the required shape. The inner form is given itshorizontal or lip-engaging movement by means of the slide-carrier 5.2,which is clovetailed to move horizontally in guideways 128 (Fig. 1)formed in the transverse portion of a substantially U-shaped bracket130. As shown in Figs. 2. and (3, the bracket 130 proj ects forwardlyfrom the upward extensions of the sides 10 of the head 12 and extendshorizontally above the work table 26, the oppositely disposed arms ofthe bracket being secured, at their free ends, to said upwart extensionsby means of bolts 182. This construction leaves free space at both sidesof the forms for the manipulation of the sole. The means for actuating,the slide-carrier 52 comprises a cam lever 134-, the lower end of whichis pivotally mounted upon a fixed stud 136 projecting inwardly from oneof the sides 16. At its upper end the cam lever 13% is provided with arearwardlyprojecting arm 1'38 carrying a cam roll 140 which is receivedin a suitable roove in the cam disk 64'. The cam lever 13% isoperatively connected with the slide-carrier 52 by a horizontal rod. 14:2, 6) one end of which is pivotally connected with the upper end ofthe cam lever. wardly through acentral recess in the horizontallymovable slide-carrier 52,. the vertically'inovalfie slides 90 and beingslotted; as indicated at 14 1- and l i-6, resJect-ively, to permit'itspassage therethrough and to permit vertical movement of said. slideswithout interfering with the rod. in the slide-carrier 52, through whichthe rod 142 extends, is counter bored, as shown at 148, to receive acoiinspring 150. "he spring 150 surrounds the rod 1 i2;,on.e end of thespring bearing against the base of. the counter bored recess, at therearof the slidecarrier, and the opposite end of the spring engaging anut 152, which is threaded onto the forward end of the rod 1&2, and issecured in place by means of a lock-nut. 154; This construc ion providesa yielding connection between the slide-carrier 52" and the cam-lever134 so that after the inner form has reached the limit of itshorizontalmovement against the lip of the insole, further actuation ofthe cam lever will cause con pression of' the spring 150 without damageto the parts. By reason of this yielding connection, no adjustmentof'the inner form need be made for insoles having lips of varyingthicknesses. By turning the nut to vary the compression of. the spring150', the molding pressure exerted by the inner form may be altered, aheavier or lighter pressure being produced as may be desired. In orderto provide for positive movement of. the inner form away from the lip ofthe insole, a shoulder 156, formed 011 the rod 142, engages the rear ofthe slide-carrier 52,. after the compression of the spring 150 has beenrelieved and returns the inner form to its normal horizontal position. i

In order to insure that the inner form will engage .the channel at thebase of the lip of Economy and like insoles, the under side of the innerform is somewhat undercut or bevelled, as indicated at 160, in Figs. 6to: 9. 1 By thus bevelling the under side of the inner form, themarginal portion of the under side of the form is permitted to seatitself in any groove or channel which may be formed in cutting an innerchannel flap in the process of forming a. compound lip. 7

After the lip has been molded into the required shape between the innerand outer forms, additional pressure is applied to the inner form,through the action of its actuating cam in the disk 64, to force themarginal portion of'the bevelled lower side ofthe The rod 142' extendsfor- V The central recess &

form firmly against the channelled portion of the insole. Inasmuch asthe inner form at this time is held yieldingly against the inner side ofthe lip, this additional pressure upon the form causes said marginalportion thereof to apply heavy downward pressure exactly at the base ofthe lip. This operation assists in setting the lip so that it willretain its molded contour.

It is obvious that in cases where it is desirable to have the lip of thefinished insole inclined either inwardly or outwardly from a planenormal to the insole, the lip-engaging faces of the cooperating formsmay be inclined sufficiently from a vertical plane to produce thedesired result. In the drawings, the inner and outer forms have beenconstructed, as best shown in Figs. 8 and 11, with their lip engagingfaces so pitched as to mold the lip in a somewhat inwardly inclinedposition. lVith the lip thus inwardly inclined, it is easier for theoperator to last the toe and to maintain the lip in proper relation tothe channel guide during the operation of sewing the upper to theinsole.

In order to return the inner and outer forms to their normal elevationsabove the work table to permit the removal of the insole, the bell-cranklever 60 is rocked by its cam in a direction to relieve the compressionof the spring 74. When the shoulder 72 on the rod 66 engages the car 68on the lever 58 the latter, together with the slide 40 and the innerform 32, will be positively raised. As the lever 58 moves upwardly, thecompression of the spring 116 is also relieved and finally, when the ear114 engages the nut 122 on the post 110, the slide and the outer formwhich is carried thereby, are positively raised to their normalpositions.

The main shaft 22 of the machine is actuated by means of a constantlyrotating driving pulley 162 which is mounted loosely on said shaft andarranged to be connected thereto by clutch mechanism which is adapted tobe thrown into operation by the operator after the insole has beenpositioned upon the work table and to be automatically thrown out ofoperation after the shaft has completed a single revolution. A pin-typeclutch of well known construction is employed. As indicated in Figs. 1,3 and 6, the clutch comprises a bushing 164, fast on the main shaft, thebushing projecting into a recess in the hub of the pulley, and a clutchpin 166 which is mounted for horizontal sliding movement through thebushing to bring its inner end into or out of the path of one or theother of two driving lugs 168 carried by the pulley. A spring 170,seated within a recess in the bushing 164, acts upon a projection 172 onthe clutch pin and tends to force the clutch pin into position to beengaged by one of the driving lugs 168. To the outer end of the clutchpin 166 is secured a head 174 which is provided with an inclined face 176, as best shown in Fig. 3. The face 176 is adapted to cooperate with aclutch controlling member in a well known manner. In the constructionshown, the clutch controlling member comprises an arm 178 which ismovable toward and from the main shaft. To this end the arm 178 is fastupon a rockshaft 180 that is journaled in a bearing 182 in its normalposition, as shown in Fig. 6,

the clutch pin 176 will be held retracted so that it cannot be engagedby the driving lugs on the pulley 162. The clutch is then inoperativeand the pulley will rotate freely while a braking device holds the mainshaft stationary.

The braking device comprises a brake disk 190, which is fast on the mainshaft, and a brake shoe 192, carried by the rock-shaft 180 and arrangedto engage the periphery of the brake disk. In order that the brake shoe192 may be actuated to disengage the brake disk when the clutchcontrolling arm 178 is moved away from the main shaft, and to grip thebrake disk when said arm is moved in the opposite direction, the brakeshoe is pivotally mounted on an eccentric sleeve 194 which is secured tothe rock-shaft 180. The eccentric sleeve 194 is provided with anextension 196 (Fig. 3) concentric with the axis of the rock-shaft 180,which extends through the bearing 182. The outer end of the concentricextension 196 is slot ted as indicated at 197 and provided with aclamping screw 198 by which it is clamped to the shaft. By loosening thescrew 198 and shifting the eccentric sleeve radially on the shaft, thebrake shoe may be adjusted relatively to the brake disk to compensatefor wear.

When the clutch controlling arm 178 is swung in a direction to withdrawthe stud 184 from the inclined face on the head 174, the clutch pin willbe projected into position to be engaged by one of the lugs 168 on thedriving pulley, thereby connecting the pulley with the main shaft. Asthe clutch controlling arm is thus moved, the resulting oscillation ofthe rock-shaft 180 and the eccentric 194 disengages the brake shoe 192from the brake disk 190 to permit the rotation of the main shaft.

The clutch controllng arm 17 8 is actuated to render the clutchoperative or inoperative by mechanism controlled by a foot treazdle (notshown). This mechanism comprises an arm 200, (Fig. 6) which is formedintegral with the clutch controlling'arm 178 and-carriesa latch 202pivota'lly connectechby means of a stud 204, with the bifurcated end ofsaid arm. The latch projects between the ends of a forked arm 208 whichis pivotally mounted on the fined stud 136, and the hooked lower end ofthe latch is adapted to be engaged by a pin 210 carried by the arm 208.The forward end of "the arm 208 is pivotally connected to the upper endof a rod 212, the lower end of which is connected with the foot treadle.The latch 202 is normally held with its hooked end in engagement withthe pin 210 by means of a grasshopper spring 21s which is coiled aboutthe pivot stud 204, one end of the spring bearing against a pin 21-6 onthe arm 200 and the other end of the spring bearing against a stud 218on the latch. When the treadle is depressed, the rock-shaft 180 :and theeccentric sleeve 194' are rotated in a direction to disengage the brakeshoe from the brake disk, leaving the main shaft free to rotate, and theclutch operating arm is swung outwardly through movement of the latch202, to render the clutch operative to connect the main shaft with thedriving pulley. V

In order that the clutch operating mechanism may automatically return-to its normal position to disconnect the clutch after a singlerevolution of the main shaft, irrespective of whether or not theoperator releases the treadle, provision is made for disengaging thelatch 202 from the pin 210 immediately after the start of a cycle ofoperations of the machine. This is accomplished by means of a cam lever220 6) which is pivotally mounted at its lower end upon the head 12 andcarries at its upper end a cam roll 222, which rides in the same camgroove in the cam disk 64 in which the cam roll 140 is received. The camlever 220-is connected to withdraw the latch 202 from the pin 210 bymeans of a rod 22%, one end of which is pivoted to the cam lever, whilethe opposite end of the is slotted, as indicated at 226, to receive thestud 218 on the latch. WVhen the lever 1220 has disengaged the latchfrom the pin 210 the spring 186, acting through the :arm 1'88, swingsthe :clutch operating :arm inwardly until the stud 184 thereon engagesthe periphery of the head 174. Just before the main shaft has completeda single nevodantion the stud I84 is permitted to move inwardly into thepath of the inclined :face 176 and continued rotation 0f the shaftcauses said face to move across the stud 184, withdrawing the clutch pin166 from the path of the lugs 168 on the driving pulley. The rotation:ofthe rock-shaft 1'80 caused by the final inward movement of the clutchoperating arm causes the brake shoe 192 to ,grip the brake disk andarrest the rotation'of the main shaft. The machine thns automaticallystops after it has completed a single revolution with the forms 30, 32and the work table 26 in the relative positions shown in Figs. '2 and 6,as above explained. When the operator releases the treadle a tread lespring {-nots'hoavn) swings the arm 208 upwardly against a stop 228 onthe head 12, causing the pin 210 to be again engaged 'by thejlatch 202:and thus restoring the clutch operating mechanism to normal positionpreparatoryto initiating the next cycle of operations of the machine.

It is not deemed necessary to illustrate and describe the'particularform of theicam grooves employed on the c-am'di-sk 64; as :any personskilled in the art, loy the exercise of ordinary mechanical skill cou ldconstruct such cam grooves from the foregoing description of theconstruction, organization and mode of operation of the machine.

'VVhile it is preferred to employ the specific construction andarrangement of parts shown and described, it will he understood thatthis construction and arrangement is not essential except so far asspecified in the claims and may be changed or anodi fi'ed withoutdeparting from the spirit and "true scope of the invention.

What is claimed as new, is

'1. A machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination, asupport for the sole, inner and outer lip-shaping members, and means foryieldinglyactuating the outer member to press the feather of the soleagainst the support and for thereafter relatively moving said members toshape the lip between them.

2. A machine for operating upon lipped soles, having, in combination, anuny ielding support for the sole, inner and outer lipshaping membersabove the support, and means for depressing the outer Imember yieldinglyto press the feather of the sole against the support and for thereaftermoving the inner member both vertically and iaterally 'to shape the lipbetween said memers. V

3. A machine for shaping soles already provided-with lips having, iscombination,

a support for the solo, a form for engaging the outer side of the lipand the adjacent portion ef the feather of the sole, a second form torengaging the "inner :side of the lip, means for relatively actuating thesupport and the outer form in a direction :penpen dicular to saidsupport to press the feather against the support and means for then:rel-.

ative'ly actuating the forms transversely of the support )tO shape thelip between the forms.

4. A machine for shaping soles already provided with lips having, incombination, an unyielding support for the sole, cooperating forms atthe inner and outer sides of the toe portion only of the lip for shapingthe lip to a predetermined contour, both ofsaid forms being normallyretracted from the support, means for moving each of said forms in adirection perpendicular to said support into contact with the sole andfor thereafter relatively moving said forms latorally to shape the lipbetween them.

5. A machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination, asupport for the sole, inner and outer forms for engaging the lip of thesole and means for first moving the outer form in a directionperpendicular to said support to clamp the feather of the sole and forthen moving the inner form toward the outerfo-rm to shape thelip to apredetermined contour.

6. A machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination, asupport for the sole, inner and outer forms for engaging the oppositesides of the lip of the sole, and means for yieldingly moving the innerform toward the outer form to shape the lip to a predetermined contour.

7. A machine for operating upon lipped soles, a support for the sole, apair of forms for engaging the opposite sides of the lip and adjacentportions of the sole, means for yieldingly actuating both forms in adirection perpendicular to said support to press the sole against thesupport, and means for relatively actuating the forms to shape the lipto a predetermined contour;

8. A machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination, asupport for the sole, cooperating forms for engaging the opposite sidesof the lip of'the sole and means for yieldingly actuating both forms ina direction perpendicular to said support to press the sole against thesupport and for thereafter actuating one form toward the other to shapethe lip to a predetermined contour.

9. A' machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination, anunyielding support for the sole, a form for engaging the outer side ofthe lip and adjacent portion of the feather at the toe of thesole, a

cooperating form for engaging the inner side of the lip, means foryieldingly actuating the first form to press the feather against thesupport, and means for actuating the second form yieldingly toward boththe support and the first form'to mold the lip between the forms.

10. A machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination, asupport for the sole, an outer form for engaging the outer side of thelip and adjacent portion of the feather at the toe of the sole andyieldingly pressing the feather against the support, an inner form forengaging the opposite side of the lip, and mechanism for then actuatingthe inner form to compress the lip against the outer form.

'11. A machine for shaping soles already provided with lips having, incombination, a support for the sole, a form having a shap ing surfacecorresponding to the general contour of the lip of the solo at the toeand normally positioned to engage the lip as the sole is positioned onthe support, a cooperatlng form for engaging the opposite side of thelip, and means for actuating the cooperating form to compress the lipagainst the first form.

12. A machine for shaping soles already provided with lips having, incombination, a support for the sole, a form having a shaping surfacecorresponding to the general contour of the lip of the sole at the toeand normally positioned to engage the outside of the lip as the sole ispositioned on the support, a second form for engaging the inside of thelip, and means for actuating the second form laterally of said supportand toward the first form to compress the hp against the latter form.

13. A machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination, asupport for the sole, a form for engaging the outside of the lip andadjacent portion of the feather of the sole normally positioned topermit the insertion of the feather between the form and the support andto engage the outside of the lip when the sole is placed upon thesupport to longitudinally position the sole for the operation to heperformed thereon, means for actuating the form to press the featheragainst the support, a second form for cooperating with the first formto mold the lip, and means for actuating the second form.

14. A machine for operating upon channeled soles having, in combination,a support for the sole, a form for engaging the outer side of thechannel lip at the toe of the sole, a second form having a contour tofit within the space between the converging toe portions of the lip anda soleengaging face beveled to project into the channel, and means foractuating the second form to press the sole against the support and tomold the lip between the first and second forms and thereafter toincrease the pressure of the second form to facilitate the setting ofthe lip.

15. A machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination, asupport for the sole, an outer form for engaging the outer side of thelip and adjacent portion of the feather at the toe of the sole,mechanism for first actuating said form to press the feather against thesupport, an inner form for engaging the opposite side of the lip, andmechanism for subsequently actuating the inner form to shape the lipbetween said forms and thereafter to exert a heavy pressure on the soleand against the support.

16. A machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination,cooperating forms for engaging the opposite sides of the lip of the soleto mold the lip to a predetermined contour, and mechanism for actuatingone of the forms including a slide for said form, a slidecarrier havinga guideway for the slide, a fixed support having a guideway for theslide-carrier, means for actuating the slide to bring the form carriedthereby into engagement with the sole, and

means for yieldingly actuating the slidecarrier to bring the forms intocooperative molding relation.

17. A machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination, aframe, a work table carried by the frame for supporting the sole,cooperating inner and outer forms for engaging opposite sides of the lipat the toe of the sole, means for moving the inner form toward the otherform to shape the lip, and a bracket secured to said frame at the rearof the work table and projecting forwardly and centrally above the tablefor guiding said inner form during its shaping movement.

18. A machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination, asupport for the sole, cooperating inner and outer forms movable towardand from said support and into engagement with opposite sides of the lipof the sole, power mechanism for actuating said forms, and automaticmeans for throwing said power mechanism out of operation and for.stopping the machine with one of the forms in a position to engage thelip of the sole as the sole is moved over said support.

19. A machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination, ahorizontal support for the sole, cooperating inner and outer formsmovable vertically toward and from said support and also into engagementwith opposite sides of the lip of the sole, power mechanism including aone-revolution clutch for imparting said movements to the forms, andautomatic means for throwing said power mechanism out of operation andfor stopping the machine at the completion of a single cycle ofoperations with the inner form positioned vertically above and the outerform positioned vertically below the top of the lip of the sole so as topermit the insertion of the feather of the sole between the forms andthe support with the lip of the sole engaging the outer form.

20. A. machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination, asupport for the sole, cooperating forms for engaging the inner and outersides of the lip at the toe of the sole to shape the lip to apredetermined contour, both of said forms being normally retracted fromthe support, a single lever and connections for bringing both forms intocontact with the sole, and means for operating the lever.

21. A machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination, asupport for the sole, cooperating forms at the inner and outer sides ofthe toe end of the lip for shaping the lip to a predetermined contour,both of said forms being normally retracted from the support and adaptedto be depressed to press the sole against the support, and meansconstructed and arranged to depress the outer form to hold the sole andthereafter to depress the inner form.

22. A machine for operating upon lipped soles having, in combination, asupport for the sole, cooperating forms at the inner and outer sides ofthe toe end of the lip for shaping the lip to a predetermined contour,both of said forms being normally retracted from the support and adaptedto be 'depressed to press the sole against the support, meansconstructed and arranged to depress said forms to hold the sole againstthe support and thereafter to impart additional pressure to the innerform, and means for relatively actuating the forms to shape the lipbefore additional pressure is imparted to the inner form.

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